The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1887-05-19
SOUTHERN 6LEANiNoS.

days ago by the appearance OF negro
named Collie Rucker, in open court,
claiming that James McElroy, who is un-
der sentence to be hanged at that place
on the 18th inst, for the murder OF wal
ter Mort, was innocent of the crime Tor
which he was condemned. Rucker assert,
ed that he him self committed the crime,
and was ready to hang for it. There is
no credence given the statement, how
evef bs, be Is generally considered Of an
unsound mind.
A most important new industry for Br-
min CHAM, Ala, has been provided for in
the chartering Of the Birmingham Glass
Works, with capital stock Of sl,OOO,OOO,
all of which the declara alton specifies IS to
be paid in. Its purpose Is 70 make all
manner Of glassware.
A horrible accident occurred a few days
ago few miles from Murray, in Gallo
way County, KY, which resulted in the
death of Mr.. Bascom Hood. " seems
that the victim of the accident, in com
pany with Mr. Cluff Hood, was engaged
in unloading some heavy tImbers from
wagon on the farm of Hardin Watkins.
Cluft's foot slipped, throwing the whole
weight Of the log upon Basccml crushing
him to the earth and fractufing his skull
in several places, causing Instant death.
Ferdinand Davenport, residing near
Trenton, KY, was thrown from his horse
q few days ago and was dragged TO death.
The Gate City Guard has recovered
Judgment at Texarkana, Ark, for 81, ,00O
against the Iron Mountain railroad.
g. F. Fallins, who brutally murdered
young Powell In Elmore County, Ala, re-
Gently, has been captured, and IS hoE
confined in the jail at Wctumpka.
A Yankee lawyer has written to the
register of deeds of Chowan County. n.
C., that client Of his has the record book
Of equity of that county for the period
between 1888 and 1895; that it had been
taken from the office during the late war,
and that ne will restore it for 800.
The Tennessee State Druggists Asse-
citation held its second annual meeting
at Nashville last week. The following Of
fcers were chosen: President, DR.. b. A
Sloan, Chattanooga; first vice president,
d. F. Goodyear, Memphis; second vice
president, j. A. McCampbell, Kuoxvillei
secretary, ]. l.. Thompson, Nashville;
treasurer, +. l.. Laurent, Nashville.
Charles Talbot, the Memphis Gayos0
Hotel clerk who stole Fannie Davenport's s
diamonds, was tried in the Supreme
Court at jackson last week. The decis-
ion Of the court below was reversed on
account of the misconduct of the judge in
the Criminal Court in giving an oral sup
Elemental charge to the jury, and in i'm
properly interfering with the deliberation
Of the jury who tried the case in the court
below.
A portion of the Kirkman block, corner
of Church and College streets, Nashville,
Tenn, occupied by the Rabin-Jones
Creamery and Dairy Company, Hermit
age Hosiery and Suspender Company and
the American PaperBox Company was
burned few days since. The losses are
as follows: V. l.. Kirkman, $4,000,
Rabin-Jon Creamery Com pany, s25,-
OC0; Hermitage Hosiery Company, So
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| Lying in q narrow room of the Cameron
Hotel, at Chattanooga, Tenn, the spirit of
Allen Hatch, at one time the merchant
prince of Milwaukee, Wis, quietly took
it's flight few days since. The deceased
went to Chattanooga several months ago
for his health, but his wonderful constitu
ton was gone, and, being eighty -four
years DID, he did not rally Mr. Hatch, it
is said, was at one time worth g, 900 900,
yet he died in abject poverty, having been
cared for by the Masons for two months.
At Greenville, KY, few days since, a
fiange blew out of boiler in j. E. Mills
Touring mill, fatally scalding the engi-
neer, James Allen. Allen had just tight
ened the fiange bolts when the explosion
occurred, and was only few feet from
the boiler He lost his bearings in the
vapor, which filled the room, and his
presence of mind at the same time, and
ran directly into the escaping steam,
which cooked his face, neck and arms
most horribly. He was forty years old
and leaves a large family.
George NJ. Kraft, proprietor of the Cli-
max dining-rooms in Knoxville, Tenn,
had been missing for several days, when
two fishermen who were hauling their
! lines in the Tennessee river raised a dis
figured corpse to the surface. The body
| was identltid as that of the missing Kraft
! The manner of his drowning is mystery
Jefferson Davis visited Meridian, MISS,
last week to attend the annual session OF
the Mississippi State Press Association
perfect ovation was accorded him. On
his arrival he passed between lines OF
school children, who strewed his path
with flowers. Miss Winnie Davis, who
arrived later from Chattanooga, was met
by committee of young ladies. They
were the guests of Colonel j. R. Mcln-
tosh, at whose residence an informal re-
ception was held for three hours, wher
they were visited by the ladies and chill
dren of the city.
Sheriff Hickman Of Henderson, KY, re
ceived an official order from Governor
Knott to delay the execution of the negro
McElroy until July l. The scaffold had
been erected, and all was in readiness for
the hanging on the 18th inst. Owing L
threats of the colored people that they
| ,uoun6 ras0na the priennpr he has hnnu
guarded for some time by twenty to thir
ty citizens armed with Winchester re
peatiEg rifles. McElroy has no sympa
thzers outside of his race Much regre
is felt that the Governor has interfered
Talk of lynching is freely indulged in.
w. r. Harrig has filed a petition in the
Law and Equity Court at Louisville, KY.
| against the School Board and the city o.
Louisville, asking damages in the sum o
$500, 0,O0l For cause Of action he recite
that children over the age of six year.
and under the age of eighteen years arr
entitled by the laws of the city and State
to free education in the public schools
and that the school on Fifth and Yorl
streets is a public school, so designated
by law. After thus enunciating the law
he alleges that his four children, Henry
Lula, Mary and Samuel Tilden, were re
fused permission to further continue a
said school by the principal, Mrs. Mont
serrat, "without stating any reason onl
that the children smelled-stunk." Where
fore he asks that the defendants be com
peeled to pay sl5), 0Oo for each of said chill
dren.
More fence-cutting in Texas.
Hooper Alexander, prominent Atlant
(Ga.) lawyer, slapped editor Atwood
face a few nights ago because Of the lat
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